FR. JOSÉ MARÍA PEREIRA LOPES

He died on December 31, 2021 in Carvalhos, Portugal.

He was 87 years old.

He belonged to the Fátima Province.

May he rest in the Peace of the Lord.

When a missionary dies, we should celebrate the last rites with devotion, fraternal love, and simplicity. We should remember all our brothers who have gone before us in the service of the Gospel, commending them to the Lord with the prescribed prayers, especially in the celebration of the Eucharist.

We should show the same reverence and respect for our departed parents and for deceased collaborators of the Congregation.

(Constitution 19)